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Two of the biggest names in the fantasy field have put together a unique collection of fantastical cat tales for friends of furry felines. Cats work a special magic in these stories from the future, from the past, and from dimensions people never dream of.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Speaking of Cats - A Very Weighty Subject - essay by Andre Norton
• The Gate of the Kittens - novelette by Wilanne Schneider Belden
• The Damcat - novelette by Clare Bell
• Borrowing Trouble - novelette by Elizabeth H. Boyer
• Day of Discovery - shortstory by Blake Cahoon
• Wart - shortstory by Jayge Carr
• Yellow Eyes - novelette by Marylois Dunn
• It Must Be Some Place - novelette by Donna Farley
• The Dreaming Kind - novelette by C. S. Friedman
• Trouble - novelette by P. M. Griffin
• SKitty - shortstory by Mercedes Lackey
• The Game of Cat and Rabbit - shortstory by Patricia Shaw Mathews
• From the Diary of Hermione - shortstory by Ardath Mayhar
• It's a Bird, It's a Plane, Its... Supercat! - shortstory by Ann Miller and Karen Elizabeth Rigley
• Noble Warrior - novelette by Andre Norton
• Bastet's Blessing - shortstory by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Pad along this paw print covered pathway to such fur-raising adventures as those of a noble Siamese out to defend its young mistress from evil, a bioengineered tabby who proves a diplomat beyond all human expectations, a wizard's hazardous encounter with his own familiar's kittens, and other imaginative escapades certain to capture the hearts of fantasy and cat lovers alike.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by Andre Norton and Martin H. Greenberg
• Bomber and the Bismarck - (1991) - novelette by Clare Bell
• A Puma and a Panther - (1991) - shortstory by Wilanne Schneider Belden
• The Last Gift - (1991) - novelette by Elizabeth H. Boyer
• Papercut Luck - (1991) - shortstory by Patricia B. Cirone
• Shado - (1991) - shortstory by Marylois Dunn
• In Bastet's Service - (1991) - shortfiction by P. M. Griffin
• Shadows - (1991) - shortfiction by Caralyn Inks
• The Execution - (1991) - shortstory by A. R. Major
• Hermione at Moon House - (1991) - shortstory by Ardath Mayhar
• Quest of Souls - (1991) - shortfiction by Karen Elizabeth Rigley and Ann Miller
• Ede's Earrings - (1991) - shortfiction by Sasha Miller
• Clara's Cat - (1991) - shortfiction by Elizabeth Moon
• Hob's Pot - (1991) - shortfiction by Andre Norton
• The Queen's Cat's Tale - (1991) - shortfiction by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
• The Keep-Shape Spell - (1991) - shortfiction by Mary H. Schaub
• Of Age and Wisdom - (1991) - shortstory by Roger C. Schlobin
• Critical Cats - novelette by Susan Shwartz
• In Carnation - shortstory by Nancy Springer

Here are all-new tales about those magical, mysterious dominators of humankind: the cats! Return to the cats' hunting ground with this third collection of stories. Twenty fur-flying fantasies are sure to capture the hearts of cat lovers everywhere.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction (1994) - essay by Andre Norton
• A Woman of Her Word - (1994) - shortstory by Lee Barwood
• A Tangled Tahitian Tail - (1994) - novelette by Clare Bell
• Saxophone Joe and the Woman in Black - (1994) - shortstory by Charles de Lint
• Teddy Cat - (1994) - shortstory by Marylois Dunn
• Cat o' Nine Tales - (1994) - shortstory by Charles L. Fontenay
• Partners - (1994) - shortstory by P. M. Griffin
• ...But a Glove - (1994) - shortstory by John E. Johnston, III
• Fear In Her Pocket - (1994) - shortstory by Caralyn Inks
• A Tail of Two Skittys - (1994) - shortstory by Mercedes Lackey
• Hermione as Spy - shortstory by Ardath Mayhar
• Moon Scent - (1994) - shortstory by Lyn McConchie
• Cat's World - (1994) - shortstory by Cynthia McQuillin
• Snake Eyes - (1994) - shortstory by Ann Miller and Karen Elizabeth Rigley
• One Too Many Cats - (1994) - shortstory by Sasha Miller
• Noble Warrior Meets With a Ghost - (1994) - shortstory by Andre Norton
• Connecticat - (1994) - shortstory by Elisabeth Waters and Raul S. Reyes
• The Cat-Quest of Mu Mao the Magnificent - (1994) - shortstory by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
• The Cat, the Wizards, and the Bedpost - (1994) - novelette by Mary H. Schaub
• To Skein a Cat - (1994) - shortstory by Lawrence Schimel
• Asking Mr. Bigelow - (1994) - shortstory by Susan Shwartz

This latest volume of 17 new cat stories offers both familiar characters returning for further adventures as well as new furry friends to capture your heart. Meet wizards' four-footed helpers, who are often brighter than their so-called masters, a real cool cat who's the ultimate jazz connoisseur, and other terrific tabbies sure to make you purr with delight.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by Andre Norton
• The Last Answer - (1996) - shortfiction by Wilanne Schneider Belden
• The Quincunx Solution - (1996) - shortfiction by Anne Braude
• Circus - (1996) - shortfiction by Jayge Carr
• Tybalt's Tale - (1996) - shortstory by India Edghill
• The Tale of the Virtual Cat - (1996) - shortfiction by Heather Gladney and Don Clayton and Alan Rice Osborn
• Arrows - (1996) - shortfiction by Jane Hamilton
• Miss Hettie and Harlan - (1996) - shortfiction by Charles L. Fontenay
• The Neighbor - (1996) - shortfiction by P. M. Griffin
• Tinkerbell - (1996) - shortfiction by Sharman Horwood
• SCat - (1996) - shortstory by Mercedes Lackey
• Professor Purr's Guaranteed Allergy Cure - (1996) - shortfiction by Brad Linaweaver and Dana Fredsti
• Noh Cat Afternoon - (1996) - shortfiction by Jane Lindskold
• Totem Cat - (1996) - shortfiction by A. R. Major
• Deathsong - (1996) - shortfiction by Lyn McConchie
• Noble Warrior, Teller of Fortunes - (1996) - shortfiction by Andre Norton
• Born Again - (1996) - shortfiction by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
• The Cat, the Sorcerer, and the Magic Mirror - (1996) - shortfiction by Mary H. Schaub
• One With Jazz - (1996) - shortfiction by Janet Pack

In these all-original stories, you'll meet the cats of the past, cats of the stars-wide future, cats who take power into their own paws, and cats who can face down Death itself. These are 24 tales certain to capture the hearts and imaginations of feline-lovers everywhere.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by Andre Norton
• The Golden Cats - shortstory by Robin Wayne Bailey
• Grow Old Along with Me - shortstory by Lee Barwood
• Puss - novelette by Jayge Carr
• Goliath - shortstory by Russell Davis
• Dragon, The Book - shortstory by David Drake
• The Courtesan Who Loved Cats - shortstory by India Edghill
• The Maltese Feline - shortstory by Rosemary Edghill
• A Cat's Tale - shortstory by Paul Goode
• Tenth-Life Cat - shortstory by P. M. Griffin
• Kindred Hearts - shortstory by Caralyn Inks
• A Better Mousetrap - shortstory by Mercedes Lackey
• The Big Ice - shortstory by Sharon Lee
• Preliminary Report - shortstory by Barry B. Longyear
• Lullaby - shortstory by Lyn McConchie
• The Very Early Hermione - shortstory by Ardath Mayhar
• Miss Lotte - shortstory by Sandra Miesel
• Kitten Claws - shortstory by Sasha Miller
• Noble Warrior and the "Gentleman" - shortstory by Andre Norton
• The Cat, The Sorceress, The Buttons, and Why - shortstory by Mary H. Schaub
• Hobson's Choice - shortstory by Susan Shwartz
• Rosemary for Remembrance - shortstory by Estelle Traylor
• Patches' Pride - shortstory by Laura J. Underwood
• Trixie - shortstory by Lawrence Watt-Evans
• Pick, Cry, and Grin (Ag'in) - shortstory by Rose Wolf